New Polls Show Early Numbers for Brazil's 2026 Presidential Race
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Brazil will have a presidential election in 2026.
A company called Quaest did a new poll. It shows numbers for 17 states and the Federal District.
The Federal District is where Brazil's capital city is.
Another poll came from Indexa and Broadcast. It looked at a possible second round of voting.
In a second round, only two people can win.
The poll shows Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round.
Lula has 46% of the votes. Flávio Bolsonaro has 41% of the votes.
This means Lula is ahead now. But the election is still far away.
Many things can change before 2026.
People use polls to guess what may happen in an election.
Vocabulary7 words
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- poll
- asking many people questions to learn their opinion
- Federal District
- a special area where a country's capital is
- second round
- a final vote between the top two people
- ahead
- winning at this moment
- capital
- the most important city in a country
- guess
- to think something without being sure
Quiz
Answer key
1. Numbers for 17 states and the Federal District 2. Lula 3. False
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Brazil will have a presidential _____ in 2026.
A company called Quaest did a new _____. It shows numbers for 17 states and the _____.
Another poll came from Indexa and Broadcast. It looked at a possible _____ of voting.
In a second round, only two people can win.
The poll shows Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round.
Lula has 46% of the votes. Flávio Bolsonaro has _____% of the votes.
This means Lula is _____ now. But the election is still far away.
Many things can _____ before 2026.
People use polls to _____ what may happen in an election.